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Here Comes Christmas!
Sunday Breakfast 30th November 2014 This was the playlist. This weeks competition was Black – Wonderful Life, Katy Perry – Last Friday Night and Rebecca Black – Friday getting you to Black Friday where in
Read More »The Last Rose Of Summer
August 31 The Last Rose Of Summer So this week the competition featured clips from Choux Pastry Heart by Corinne Bailey Ray , Cake to bake from the 2014 Eurovision by Aarzemnieke and Eileen
Read More »Bank Holiday , Brilliant Weather ….Not!
August 24th 2014 Bank Holiday , Brilliant Weather ….Not! Todays competition featured bits of The Dutchman by Tommy Makem and Liam Clancy, Fast Car by Tracy Chapman and The Chain by Fleetwood Mac so
Read More »Midsummer Nights Dream
So today the competition clips were Alice Cooper – Schools Out, The Godfathers – Birth, School, Work ,Death ,Hall & Oates – Adult Education getting you to various A level stories in the news
Read More »August 3rd, Thunderbolts of Lightning!
Sunday August 3rd 2014 So weatherwise okay, traffic wise booooring we put together a competition (which I couldn’t remember at 8.20!) featuring an excerpt from ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ by Queen…….’Thunderbolt of lightning very,very fri…..Then Stephen
Read More »A Hoy There 27th July.
Sunday 27th July 2014 So this week past at the Commonwealth Games Chris Hoy ahem…Sir Chris Hoy was asked for ID to enter his dedicated arena at Edinburgh….We put together ….Richard Hawley, ‘Open Up
Read More »Sunday Breakfast 20th July
I, Xanthe, sat in for James on the Sunday Breakfast show, and talked about eyebrows! The latest trend in makeup artistry is big, full brows, as sported by the recently popular model Cara Delevingne.
Read More »The one with the Tour De France
Sunday June 29th At the risk of stating the obvious this was the last Sunday of June.Three songs got us to the story in the news that the Tour de France was coming to
Read More »Win,Lose or Draw Sunday Breakfast is always here
Sunday June 15th 2014 Today the Sunday Breakfast Competition featured three songs….. The Toy Dolls – Nelly the Elephant, Meco – Star Wars Theme, Disney – Every Girl Can Be a Princess ……this goot
Read More »World Cup Is Coming…..!
Sunday June 8th 2014 The sun shone.The competition clues were excerpts from Agnetha Feltskog’s Colouring Book (original by Barbara Streisand , I think), Carla Bruni Quelq’un m’adit and Donovan , Colours getting you to
Read More »It’s June Already!
Anyone for eggs benedict? Sunday Breakfast June 1st 2014 So June dawned with a new resolution…..must do my show page. The Competition Clues today were Weird Al Yankovich – Eat it, Zoom – Fat
Read More »Babies,Beards and Boney M
Sunday May 11th 2014 And so we woke up to the news that Austria had won the eurovision with Conchita Wurst, a lady with a beard.On Sunday breakfast therefore we played the top three Sweden,The
Read More »Sunday Breakfast Catch Up for April so far
Sunday April 6th The competition centred around three bits of music ranging from ‘Underneath the Mango Tree’ from Dr. No. through some 70’s ‘Sand Between our Toes’ to ‘The Air that I Breathe’.
Read More »Sunday Breakfast is back
So for the last few weeks I have been back on Phoenix, right back where I started from , Sunday Breakfast 7- 10 Sundays. So now I’m catching up with the writing! On the
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A Mother of a show
Well we are now in September and the rain on the way in to the show told me clearly. Still twas a nice summer whilst it lasted, luckily the great music seems to still
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Summer 2012 at Hopefield Animal Sanctuary
Phoenix FM’s Ed Wellman explores Brentwood’s Hopefield Animal Sanctuary. I wonder how long you have lived or worked in Brentwood? For me, it is close on 14 years now, yet until a couple of
Read More »Brentwood County High School Musicians on Weekend Breakfast
Singing live on the programme on Sunday 8th July were 6th formers from Brentwood County High School – Rosie Bloom, Sarah Brialey and Amy Wenham. This renowned local trio perfomed live on the Breakfast
Read More »Armed Forces Day Midsummer Extravaganza in Rayleigh
Evening to one and all, Was a great pleasure to talk to Dan Rodgers this morning on the Weekend Breakfast Show about the Armed Forces Midsummer Extravaganza in Rayleigh on Saturday 30 June 12pm
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June is so jubilant
We love the extra bank holiday and Jubilee celebrations.. well I did, and could had got used to it. Still nice to get back I suppose into the swing of things. With the usual
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Brentwood Brewing Company launch THE GOLDEN CROWN
Phoenix FM listener Andrew Bruce was the winner of our competition to name the new Jubilee beer
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The Brentwood County High School World Challenge on Sunday Breakfast
Meet some of Brentwood County High School's World Challenge 2012 team.
Read More »Stuart Carr chats to Ed on Sunday Breakfast
Morning to one and all, On the programme this morning I chatted to local singer songwriter Stuart Carr. His new single ‘It’s christmas time again’ will be out on Itunes in a few days
Read More »Thorndon Stride 2011 for Cancer Research
Really doesn’t feel like a while year since the last one, but once again Phoenix 98FM were proud to support this big event. Once again, many hundreds of you turned out to walk through
Read More »Sunday Breakfast 20 November
Very foggy this morning again, and the same is predicted for tomorrow, keep it safe on the roads then. News this morning of Colonel Gaddafi’s son’s plea to rebels, cuts in the NHS, Bee
Read More »The Stondon Singers on Sunday Breakfast
‘There is an old belief’ was the subject of a good chat I had with David Schact from local chamber choir The Stondon Singers. We heard from David all about the history of the
Read More »Sunday Breakfast – 25 September 2011
Lovely morning in Essex today, sun shining, and the promise of a week of summer, as I write this, we are 3 days in Autumn! Bumpy start to the day for me, creepy drive
Read More »Anisha Grange Community Day
Anisha Grange, the new Hallmark Care Home to open in Billericay on Tuesday 20th September, opened it’s doors today to welcome the community that it is to become a part of. Anisha Grange, built
Read More »SUNday Breakfast 26th June
Get it? SUNday? Well, here’s hoping…the first breakfast show of this year in shorts and a t shirt. Long may it continue. We did the Breakfast Bongs (for the inventor of Basketball – Abner
Read More »Julia wins Open Mic night at local school, and sings live on Sunday Breakfast!
Local youngster Julia Pallace, a Year 7 student at Brentwood County High School took part in the school’s first Open Mic night competition. Musicians from ages 11 to 16 took part by singing and
Read More »The 2011 Strawberry Fair Review
Phoenix FM’s reporter Stephen Bealey chatted to many of the exhibitors, contributors and organiser of the 2011 Strawberry Fair. Click below to hear Stephen’s report
Read More »Sue Cook & FIT4Reading on Sunday Breakfast
We had a fascinating discussion today about Sue’s work and determination to help youngsters and their families embrace the challenge of overcoming spectrum disorders. Sue introduced us to the real meaning of “states of
Read More »Sue Cook and FIT4READING
On Sunday Breakfast this week, Ed will be chatting after 9 o’clock to Sue Cook, addressing the subject of Neuro developmental therapy and homeopathy. Sue has developed her FIT4READING scheme for children diagnosed with
Read More »The Royal Wedding …
Ed and I will be on air at 8am this morning with the Warm up to the Wedding with all the Big day news and not forgetting your play list. Call in with any
Read More »Easter Sunday Breakfast
Happy Easter to one and all. On the Easter morning show, we heard a seasonal message from Rev Patrick Sherring, Vicar of Ingatestone and Fryerning, who reminded us of the wonder of the very
Read More »Palm Sunday Reflection on Sunday Breakfast
This week on Sunday Breakfast, Reverend Patrick Sherring, Vicar of Ingatestone and Fryerning joined us in the Keep The Faith hour to help us reflect on where we are on the journey through Lent
Read More »Phoenix FM Interview with The Rt. Hon. Harriet Harman QC MP
Today, Saturday 16 April, The Rt. Hon. Harriet Harman QC MP visited Brentwood to join Labour Councillor Mike Le-Surf out and about on the High Street to hear concerns from residents ahead of the
Read More »Essex Jazz Funk Band – JazzFace with Les Simons
On Sunday Breakfast on 27th March we had a good chat with Les Simons all about new Essex Jazz Funk band ‘JazzFace’. As you will hear there is some REAL talent in this ensemble,
Read More »Sunday Breakfast
Just after nine o’clock on Sunday Breakfast we will be chatting with Les Simons from Essex Jazz Funk band ‘JazzFace’. Also new music this Sunday morning from Stuart Carr. Phoenix FM Sunday Breakfast with
Read More »The Brentwood Half Marathon & Fun Run
On Sunday 20th March over 3500 runners took part in the 2010 Equity Red Star Brentwood Half Marathon and Fun Run. I was lucky to be able to mingle with the runners before both races,
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